Ferreday, Debra (2008) 'Showing the girl' The new burlesque. Feminist Theory, 9 (1). pp. 47-65. ISSN 1464-7001
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This paper examines the cultural phenomenon of 'new burlesque', a subculture in which young women take part in striptease performances which invoke the iconic styles and routines associated with mid-20th century cabaret. By reading burlesque websites alongside the celebrity culture and advertising, the article examines how the retro styles of dress and make-up associated with this subculture have circulated through a range of media sites as an alternative mode of femininity. By focusing on the intersections between online fan communities, popular images of burlesque, fashion, and beauty, I argue that burlesque styles involve a reclaiming of traditionally normative sites of identity production and that computer technologies are an extension of the technologies of dress, cosmetics and movements through which femininity is produced. I go on to suggest a re-framing of burlesque as a site of parody and resistance which 'troubles' critiques of femininity within both feminist theory and queer theory.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Feminist Theory |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | feminisation ; feminism ; performance ; fashion ; queer theory |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Departments: | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Sociology |
| ID Code: | 55134 |
| Deposited By: | ep_importer_pure |
| Deposited On: | 18 Jun 2012 09:42 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 19 Sep 2012 11:06 |
| Identification Number: | |
| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/55134 |
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